S TANDING OUTSIDE the new “Number 10 North” office, set up by Andy Burnham in the centre of Manchester, is a statue of John Bright, a radical free-trader and one of the founders of the original “Manchesterism”,

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“What I most need to do is get Britain focused on getting the country back where it should be,” the PM said.

Voters in the English city of Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who quit the job to become Britain’s prime minister. It’s also chance for some 2

Andy Burnham has ruled out calling an early general election and said he will ‘honour’ Keir Starmer’s manifesto. The new Prime Minister insisted he ‘faced the public’ in the Makerfield by-election and had a mandate for his sweeping changes to the country.

India, July 31 -- Manchester Mayor Election 2026 Live News: Greater Manchester's mayoral by-election has set an unwanted record after registering the lowest voter turnout since the position was created in 2017.

The Prime Minister has ruled out an early general election following intense speculation he could call one in the autumn.